Sleeping-porch



I. NORMAN.

SLEEPING PORCH.

APPLlcmoN man ocr. s. |919.

Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

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Zwanen/afhaal@ www I. NORMAN.

SLEEPING PORCH.

APPLICATION man ocr. a. 1919.

1,359,418. mmm 16,1920.

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UNiiso sra'rss ieATsuT OFFICE.Y

IRENE NORMAN, 0F yMEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

SLEEPING-PORCH.

Application filed October 8,

To all whom t may concern.

Be it known that l, lnnNn Konan-arr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleeping-Porches,of which the following* is a specicatioii.

rhis invention relates to sleeping porches, and has for an object toprovide a sleeping` porch of improved type capable oi'i beine1 attachedto and suspended without a window.

,el further object of the invention is to provide improved screeningmeans for the porch, whereby7 the bed supported upon such sleeping'porch is protected in the usual manner.

Writh these and other objects in view, the invention comprises certainnew and novel teatures, combinations and arrangements oii parts, aswill. be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

ln the drawings,

Figure l a view of the improved sleeping porch taken upon a verticalplane int-ec mediate its ends.

Fig. 2 is a perspective, fragmentary view oi several of the partsdisassociated.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary, detail, sectional view of one of the corners.

Fig. el is a fragmentary View of the means for attaching` the device tothe window sill. 5 is a detail sectional view, showing` the manner ofadjustment to compensate tor walls of different thicknesses.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveralv views.

The terms the subject-matter of this application, ooi'iiprises a pair ofbrackets composed oi a beam l0, and a brace member formed ot a platemember ll and a brace 12. The bracket is adapted to be attached to thewindow sill by having,I the bar lO'provided with a hook, preferablytwistedas indicated more particularly at 13, with a. set-screw 'i4engaging; in a channel bar l5. which extends across the inside of thewindow sill and is made of sufficient length to accommodate the deviceto windows of various widths. Also the device is adapted for adjustmentto walls oit varying thicknesses, by having the beam 10 provided with aplurality orn perfor-ations 16, as shown more particularlyY in Fig. 5.,and with bolts 17 extending through the improved sleeping' porch, whichSpecification of Letters Patent. Eatenlted N0V 16, 1920.

1919. Serial N0. 329,280.

registering perforations of the beam and the underlying brace memberA1l.

As the adjustment, just mentioned, ,would not compensate to a nicety forall thickV nesses et wall, a second set-screw 1.8 is pro,

pleted bracket, a bed-bottoin .i's positioneey comprising pipes 20extending longitudi-y nally ot the bed structure, that is to say,transversely relative'to the beams 10. Y The pipes 20 are ot the usual`and ordinary lengths providing` bed-bottoms, and arepro-v vided withupt'urned extremities 2l, as shown more particularly at Figs. 2 and 3. Aframe or bar 22, preferably ot anule-bar construction, is rigidlysecured to the upturned 'extremities 2l, andto such anpglebar structure,the bed-bottom fabric ot'any construction is secured, being indicateddiagrammatically at 23, it beine,` understood that this fabric may be ofany usual and ordinary'type. The angle rails 22 are also preferablyprovided with a hinge 24, whereby the structure ma be 'folded with oneci the pipes 2O superposed substantially upon or 'above' the other pipe,makina the folded bed structure one-halt the width of the extendedstructure. bottom structure upon the brackets, hooks 25 are provided,secured upon the pipes 2O by means of sleeves 26, with set-screws 27 tomaintain the proper position ot the parts.

By simply sliding` the bed-bottom structure To maintain this bede4 framethus constructed, is filled with any fabric material preferably a coarseand. resisting fabric for safety, and the finer insect-resisting fabric36, whereby the structure protects the user not only against accident,but also against insects. Preferably the uprights 32, which are adjacentthe house, are provided with screw-s 37, although such screws 37 areunnecessary, if Va covering is used over the guard,which is 'desirableto complete Aprotection against insects. such cover, whenused, comprisesa frame composed. of front and rear bars 38, and end bars 39, the endbars being preferably provided with hinges e0, whereby the coverstructure maybe folded to be withdrawn through `the window.V Also, ofcourse, the frame structure is covered with such fabric structure asmaybe found desirable.

For the purpose ofV maintaining the ,gi-iardV structure upon thebed-bottom, brackets l1 are carried by such guard structure, and tor thepurpose of retaining the cover member f upon the guard structure,brackets 42 are provided, and either or both of such brackets may beprovided with set-screws or thumbscrews 43, whereby the several partsare held in separable engagement. j

ln operation, it will be apparent that the bracket members carrying thebars 15 and 1.9 will first be eXserted through the window,

and the bracket members adjusted longitudinally `of the bars 15 and 19to the Width of the window. The beams 10 are now leveled by the properadjustment of the screws 14V and 18, whereby the beams 10 `arehorizontal and in parallelism. The bed-bottom structure folded is nowexserted through the window upon the brackets, and extendedto itsunfolded position. The guard structure, by reason of its height andbeing provided with three sides, requires no hinging,` and may beeXserted through the window 'and j properly positioned upon'thebed-bottom structure, as likewise the Vcover member will also be putinto place. The sleeping porch and bed arrangement are now complete andthe bedding 'may be placed thereon in the usual well-known manner.

I claim:

1. A sleeping porch comprising spaced brackets composed of a plate andbrace rigidly connected and a horizontal beam adjustably mountedthereon, means to adjust 2. A sleeping porch comprising spaced -bracketsto removably secure the bed structure to the brackets, and a guardstructure provided with means for engagement upon the bed structure.

3. A sleeping porch comprising brackets embodying a beam and a bracemember, and

Vadapted to be secured to a Window sill,

means to adjust the brace member relative to the beam, means on eitherside ofthe window sill to adjust the completed bracket to position thetops of such brackets in a horizontal plane, a bed structure adapted tobe carried upon the brackets, a guard structure surrounding the bedstructure, and a cover structure 'carried upon the guard structure. Y Y

4. A sleeping porch comprising brackets each comprising a beam and abrace mem* ber, means to permit adjustment of the brace member relativeto the beam member, means to secure the beam and brace member in suchadjusted relation, a hook carried by each of the beam members adapted tohook overa window sill, and adjusting screws carried by the completedbracket adapted to slidably engage a channel bar within and without thewindow sill to space the branle ets and move the tops of the bracketsinto the same horizontal plane.

5. A sleeping porch adapted te be secured to a window sill comprising aspaced bracket made up oi' a horizontal beam memA ber and a supportingbrace, said beam having an inwardly and downwardly extending hookedportion formed on its inner end, horizontal channel bars transverse tothe beam member and on both sides of the window sill, complementaryperforations in the` j adjusting means for the beam and brace member.V Yj In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Memphis,Tennessee,

this 6th day of October, A. D. nineteen hun dred and nineteen.

IRENE NORMAN. [L si] Y/Vitnesses: i

I.` C. RAINWATER, JOHN W. FARLEY.

